Share an Oldie on Friday

Hi Crafters,

These Fridays sure are rolling round quickly, I can hardly keep up.

Erika from Snappy Crafts asks us to share an old crafty make for fun, if you would like to join in just visit her blog and leave a comment letting her know you have joined in. So my 'oldie' for today is a very sweet card in pale lilac...

Recipe

Spellbinders Elegant Labels 4

EK Success Corner Punch

Decoupage kit from Papermania - 'Bellissima'

Organza Ribbon and Pearl Brad

Glamour Dust

Hope you can join in with us, it's such fun to look back over projects you have created a long time ago and see how your style and talents have evolved.

See you soon,

Lorraine

As You Like It Challenge #62 - Favourite Die and WHY

Hi Crafters,

Today is the start of a new challenge at As You Like It and the theme is 'Your Favourite Die and Why'. - Don't forget to tell us why it's your favourite to qualify for the prize. 

Our sponsor this time is Bunny Zoe's Crafts.

My favourite die at the moment is a Spellbinders large Floral Oval. I love it because it's big enough to frame quite a large image and very pretty too. Here is my card...

 Recipe

Image - Tiddly Inks 'Wryn's Birdhouse'

Medium - Pro/flexmarkers

Papers - Unknown (sorry bought a mixed lot on Ebay)

Spellbinders Floral Oval Die

Classic Oval Dies

EK Success Flower and Corner Punches

Glamour Dust

Gingham Ribbon

Bling

 Side view...

Challenges I'd like to enter:
Brown Sugar - #162 Use Something Recycled ( Gingham Ribbon from a gift bar of soap)
Creative Fingers - #91 ATG
Crafty Friends Challenge - #13 Use a Sentiment
Allsorts Challenge - #327 Lots of Layers
Addicted To Stamps - #108 Die Cuts
The Ribbon Girl - Add Flowers
Quirky Crafts - #18 Home Sweet Home
Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends - #17 ATG
Crafting From The Heart - #76 ATG
Crafty Card Makers & More - #147 Floral Embellishments
Papertake Weekly - Things With Wings

Come and join in the fun with us, the rest of the DT have created some great projects with their favourite dies. I'm sure you all have a ton of dies in your crafty stash so lets see what your favourite one is. 

Lorraine

Retirement

Hi Crafters,

I hope you are all well. Today I have a Retirement card to share with you, it was a commissioned one and had the requirements of the house as the main image.

Recipe

Marianne Dies - House CR1217, Tree LR0203

Grass - Magnolia Grass Edger, Cheery Lynn Grass Gorder, Clearly Besotted Fresh Grass Tuft Die

Cat - Impression Obsession Die

Cloud Die - Clearly Besotted Stamps

Sentiment - LOTV

Papers - LOTV Up, Up & Away and Dovecraft Garden Party

I used lots of dies and Distress Inks with this one. Once I had cut out the house I inked through the die with Vintage Photo and Walnut Stain then added Versamark ink and clear EP over the walnut stain colour and embossed it. The tree die was cut several times, one for a shadow and two in green so I could harvest the leaves and add to the branches. The sentiment stamp was also embossed and then cut out using the cloud die.

Challenges I'd like to enter:

Quirky Crafts - #18 Home Sweet Home

Cardz 4 Guyz - #87 3 of Something (3 Grass Dies)

TTCRD - ATG

Allsorts Challenge - #327 Lots of Layers

Addicted To Stamps - #108 Die Cuts (Stamped Sentiment)

This was a fun card to make, hope you liked it.

I will be back tomorrow with my DT card for the new challenge at 'As You Like It'.

Lorraine

Passion For Promarkers Challenge #313 - 'Use a Sentiment'

Hi Crafters,

I'm here today to share my DT card for the new challenge at Passion For Promarkers. Our sponsor is Michele R Designs and the prize is a €10 voucher for her store.

Don't forget to qualify for the prize you must use your Letraset markers and follow the theme.

Here is my card...

 Recipe

Image - 'Jewel' by A & T Digital Designs

Medium - Pro/flexmarkers

Papers - 'Sew Shabby' by Michele R Designs

Sentiment - LOTV

Green Crochet Lace - Crafty Ribbons

Lace and pearls from stash

...a side view...

Challenges I'd like to enter:

Creative Moments - #76 ATG - Use a Sentiment

Crafty Catz - #291 ATG

Crafty Friends - #13 Use a Sentiment

Unicorn Challenge - #1 Mythical/Magical

Crafty Calendar Challenge - ATG

Crafty Girlz Challenge - #5 ATG/Lazy Days

Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends - #17 ATG

Crafting From The Heart - #76 ATG

Allsorts Challenge - #327 Lots of Layers

  

My fellow DT members have created some gorgeous inspirational projects for you over on the blog so go and take a look.

See you soon,

Lorraine



613 Avenue Create Challenge #140 - Anything Goes / Create Your Own Challenge

Hi Crafters,

**if you are looking or my CCC card please scroll down to the previous post **

Well it's Sunday morning again, I hope you are enjoying your weekend and we have a new challenge at 613 Avenue Create. 

We are always an Anything Goes challenge but with an optional twist this week of creating your own challenge using the grid. You must make a project which includes at least one of the items shown in each column on the grid and tell us which ones you have used. The grid is on the blog and an explanation of what to do. Here is my card for the challenge...

 Recipe

Image - Chubby Flower Fairy - A Day for Daisies

Medium - Pro/flexmarkers

Papers - Blackberry Lane - Wild Rose Studio

Dies - Marianne LR0141

Sentiment - LOTV

Lace and Velvet Ribbon from stash

A Mixture of Flowers

Diamond Stickles

Here is my grid with my choices marked with a cross...

...and a side view to hopefully show the layers and glitter...

Challenges I'd like to enter:

Papertake Weekly - ATG

Creative Moments - #76 Use A Sentiment

Crafty Catz - #291 ATG

Crafty Friends Challenge - #13 Use A Sentiment

Unicorn Challenge - #1 Mythical/Magical

I hope you can join in with us, there are great prizes from our sponsors again this time and they are ...

A Day for Daisies

The Cutting Cafe

See you soon,

Lorraine

Christmas Card Club Challenge #18 - Christmas Carols

Hi Crafters,

Thanks for joining me today and a big warm welcome to my new followers, hope you enjoy visiting and are inspired by what you see here.

I am posting my Christmas Card Club project a day early as I have another DT card for tomorrow. The theme was chosen by Rita and so my card depicts the Christmas Carol 'Away in a Manger'...

Recipe
6 x 6 card blank
Image - Sacred Silhouette  - Stampendous Stamps
Paper - Anita's Classic Black Christmas
Marianne Snowflake Die
Silver Rik-Rak
Black Embossing Powder

Challenges I'd like to enter:
One Crazy Stamper - Sept. Ch. - Christmas, Halloween, Fall
CHNC Extra - Sept. Challenge
Incy Wincy Designs - ATG
Crafting From The Heart - #75 ATG
TTCRD - ATG
ABC Christmas Challenge - Things Beginning with 'R' - 'Religious'
Winter Wonderland - Add A Sentiment
Crafty Catz - #291 ATG
Creative Fingers - #91 ATG

The rest of the team will be posting their gorgeous makes tomorrow so until then, bye for now,

Lorraine
 

Share An Oldie On Friday

Hi Crafters,

 

I'm joining in with Erika again this Friday from Snappy Crafts and sharing an 'Oldie' today.

I believe I posted these on Facebook but not here on my blog. They are a set of activity birthday cards for younger children.

 

 

I think these are great as little ones love to colour so after their birthday once they have had the card on display they can then colour the picture with the crayons provided.

 

My other activity cards are for the little gardeners - an apron shaped card and packets of easy to grow seeds.

 

 

Well that's it from me today, hope you all have a lovely weekend.

 

Lorraine